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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alice Saville

Shifters review: This epic new romcom has West End audiences swooning

Marc Brenner

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The delicate sound of an onstage kiss triggers a cacophony of audience gasps, whoops, and furious whispers in Shifters, an epic romcom that’s transferred to the West End from new writing powerhouse Bush Theatre. The joy of Benedict Lombe’s will-they-won’t-they love story isn’t just the inventive, emotionally astute writing – it’s the fevered reactions it gets from the crowd who hang on tight through every twist and turn.

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